Mike,
I forgot to ask a question in my previous post.
In a previous discussion on Muirfield back in 2002 or 2003, Ronan Brannigan asked what the fuss was about Muirfield. This was your response:
"I played The open there in 1992 so maybe we saw the course at its best but it struck me that 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,and 18 were fantastic holes.
I am not trying to be smart here - it just struck me as a course made up of 3 terrific par fives requiring a deal of nerve and thought ,4 great par threes and a bunch of par fours that exhibited wonderful variety.
And there have been a seriously impressive group of winners there. Hagen,Cotton,Player,Nicklaus,Trevino,Watson,Faldo,Faldo and Els.
I doubt any course ever has done such a fine job of identifying the best players in the world"
Another course that generates a similar reaction with golfers is Portmarnock. Some like it, others don't. Having played both courses, do you view Portmarnock in the same light as Muirfield? What did you like about Portmarnock?
Dónal.